02389nam 2200601 a 450 991046336010332120200520144314.01-60344-997-3(CKB)2670000000356007(EBL)1180043(OCoLC)841229555(SSID)ssj0000873121(PQKBManifestationID)11524333(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000873121(PQKBWorkID)10866139(PQKB)10159380(MiAaPQ)EBC1180043(MdBmJHUP)muse27922(Au-PeEL)EBL1180043(CaPaEBR)ebr10697030(CaONFJC)MIL484784(EXLCZ)99267000000035600720120913d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccr"Pidge," Texas Ranger[electronic resource] /Chuck Parsons1st ed.College Station Texas A&M University Press20131 online resource (210 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-60344-974-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.The Austin letters -- Pidge and the Dewitt County feud -- Pidge and the Rio Grande frontier -- The last gunfight.Thomas C. (Pidge) Robinson came to Texas from Virginia at the age of 27, fleeing a feud with a neighbor who opposed Robinson's amorous intentions toward the neighbor's sister. He joined the Texas Rangers in 1874, serving with legendary Capt. Leander H. McNelly's Washington County Volunteer Militia Company A. He earned the rank of first lieutenant in this Texas Ranger company. Two years later he returned to Virginia to avenge his honor and claim the woman he loved. A learned and witty writer who sent back letters, poems, and reports for publication in AusPeace officersTexasBiographyFrontier and pioneer lifeTexasBiographyTexasBiographyElectronic books.Peace officersFrontier and pioneer life363.2092BParsons Chuck920160MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463360103321"Pidge," Texas Ranger2070518UNINA